XSL-FO list-block Object

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Definition and Usage

The <fo:list-block> object is used to format the whole list.

There are four XSL-FO objects used to create lists:

  • fo:list-block (contains the whole list)
  • fo:list-item (contains each item in the list)
  • fo:list-item-label (contains the label for the list-item - typically an <fo:block> containing a number, character, etc.)
  • fo:list-item-body (contains the content/body of the list-item - typically one or more <fo:block> objects)

Syntax

<fo:list-block>
  <!--
    Contents:(list-item+)
  -->
</fo:list-block>

Properties

Property [A-J] Property [K-Z]
azimuth keep-together
background-attachment keep-with-next
background-color keep-with-previous
background-image left
background-repeat margin-bottom
background-position-horizontal margin-left
background-position-vertical margin-right
border-after-color margin-top
border-after-style padding-after
border-after-width padding-before
border-before-color padding-bottom
border-before-style padding-end
border-before-width padding-left
border-bottom-color padding-right
border-bottom-style padding-start
border-bottom-width padding-top
border-end-color pause-after
border-end-style pause-before
border-end-width pitch
border-left-color pitch-range
border-left-style play-during
border-left-width provisional-distance-between-starts
border-right-color provisional-label-separation
border-right-style relative-position
border-right-width richness
border-start-color right
border-start-style role
border-start-width source-document
border-top-color space-after
border-top-style space-before
border-top-width speak
bottom speak-header
break-after speak-numeral
break-before speak-punctuation
cue-after speech-rate
cue-before start-indent
elevation stress
end-indent top
id voice-family
intrusion-displace volume

Example

An XSL-FO list example:

<fo:list-block>

<fo:list-item>
  <fo:list-item-label>
    <fo:block>*</fo:block>
  </fo:list-item-label>
  <fo:list-item-body>
    <fo:block>Pointing</fo:block>
  </fo:list-item-body>
</fo:list-item>

<fo:list-item>
  <fo:list-item-label>
    <fo:block>*</fo:block>
  </fo:list-item-label>
  <fo:list-item-body>
    <fo:block>Sachin</fo:block>
  </fo:list-item-body>
</fo:list-item>

</fo:list-block>

The output from this code would be:


 * Pointing
 * Sachin
 

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